New Electric Rates Taking Effect Feb. 1, 2026

During an open meeting on Nov. 17, Midwest Energy’s Board of Directors approved electric rate changes to go into effect Feb. 1, 2026. The rates see the average residential customer’s bill increase annually an average of 5.4 percent, or just over $6 per month, each year over three years. Some rate classes will see larger bill impacts than others. 

Two rate groups, General Service Medium and Standard Irrigation (M System), would see slight decreases in average bills.

Also notable in this rate case is the renaming of several line items on all customer bills, which do not affect rates. Today’s “Customer Charge” becomes “Electric Fixed Delivery Charge,” while the “Demand Charge” splits to become “Generation Demand Charge” and “Delivery Demand Charge.” The Energy Charge is also split, with “Energy Delivery Charge” added. These changes follow updates to Kansas tax statutes in 2023, which allows separately itemized delivery charges to be removed from the taxable basis for Kansas sales tax. These bill changes will save Midwest Energy customers roughly $2.5 million per year every year, without changing customer rates. For more information, visit our website at https://www.mwenergy.com/residential/electric-rate-changes